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65 comments on “Beatboxing Tutorials”

• Elizer Says:

  May 17th, 2007 at 11:57 pm

  thanks your really halped me a lot

• slimjim Says:

  May 18th, 2007 at 3:55 pm

  Outreagous tutorial, learned so much in just 30minutes!

• Peter Says:

  May 25th, 2007 at 5:50 pm

  dude i can´t do the snare:( becomes like: BFFFFFFFFF with 2 much air:(
  could u make another one that explains that part?

• Puissance Says:

  May 26th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

  Make sure you can hum while doing the snare because if it’s BFFFFF, you might be using air from your lungs to create the sound.

• Irish.Mob Says:

  May 26th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

  sweet im practicing bass kick and snare

• Irish.Mob Says:

  May 26th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

  i have troubles doing high hat at the same time as bass kick

• high Says:

  June 5th, 2007 at 4:43 pm

  i dont hear how u do that high hat ??

• Puissance Says:

  June 5th, 2007 at 5:08 pm

  The high hat is done by sipping with the lips closed.

• chris Says:

  June 7th, 2007 at 4:08 am

  oi dude fuck ur awesome i learnt heaps thankyou bro … ill pop a cap in ur ass lol

• sienna Says:

  July 9th, 2007 at 1:09 am

  i like how you broke down the rahzel “if your mother only knew” i couldn’t figure it out but now that i know its so simple. you should do more tutorials just on general steps, when i watch other peoples tutorials they dont make sence.

• Latz Says:

  July 10th, 2007 at 1:23 am

  I have a question for you that’s been plaguing me for some time now. I’ve been fiddling with plenty of beats, and I’m able to create a variety of sounds and melodies with hums… but I’m completely stumped on the deep bass that seemingly comes straight from the throat.

  Example: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=WtCbECYvp9U&mode=related&search=

  It almost sounds like you swallow, but force a beat.. causing the deeper effect.. but I don’t really know, I can’t figure it out. Any help would be appreciated, your Tutorials are great.

• Latz Says:

  July 10th, 2007 at 1:24 am

  hrm.. the above link is broken..
  This is the appropriate link (I hope)
  http://youtube.com/watch?v=WtCbECYvp9U

• john Says:

  July 10th, 2007 at 5:50 am

  the hmmmmmmm n B B B B i cannot so i should i do??

• Puissance Says:

  July 11th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

  Latz, the deep throat bass is a difficult sound to learn because there is a possibility of damaging your vocal folds when forcing it too much. What you need to do is make the ventricular fold and vocal fold, which is in your throat vibrate, causing a deep bass sound.

  I’m not able to produce this sound myself as I have not practiced enough. Check out TyTe’s tutorial on it: http://www.humanbeatbox.com/Bass_Sounds/p2_articleid/109

  As for the man in that video. It will take a lot of practice before anyone can do the throat bass constantly. While you exhale, use the air to vibrate your folds (just behind your tonsils). It is possible to do the bass kick at the same time because you exhale for both sounds.

• Puissance Says:

  July 11th, 2007 at 12:39 pm

  John, it’s all about patience and practice. Practice by doing the following steps:

  1) Get a glass of water
  2) Get the water into your mouth, but do not swallow
  4) Begin humming (hmmmmmmmm) and maintain it
  3) Rinse your mouth (move water side to side, while humming)
  4) Keep humming and spit the water out

  When you’re ready, perform step 4 without water. For a louder bass kick, you will need to squeeze your lips a bit tighter, but not too tight.

• john Says:

  July 14th, 2007 at 6:33 am

  THX MAN !!! THX GIVE ME A TIPS OK I GOT ANOTHER PROBLEM THE high hat HOW 2 DO?? WAT MEAN IS SIPPING ??

• Puissance Says:

  July 14th, 2007 at 1:11 pm

  You’re welcome, John. Sipping is when you have your lips closed and you suck in without using your lungs. That means you can sip while you’re humming. Keep your teeth closed as well, so that your top front teeth is touching your bottom front teeth. When you suck in, your open your lips, so a little air can go through. Let me know if that works for you.

• john Says:

  July 15th, 2007 at 4:51 am

  thx again !!! u know in malaysia dont have learn beat box now i learn for you thx thx thx

• Peter Says:

  July 15th, 2007 at 8:26 pm

  dude im still having problems with the snare, i took a break from this but now i checked again and tried and it´s impossible dude, i can´t make that sound, just comes out like B-FFFFFF and the u can hear the F sound clearly, know another trick ???

  any help would be deeply appreciated

• Puissance Says:

  July 15th, 2007 at 11:10 pm

  Hi Peter, try placing and keeping your top teeth slightly inside of your bottom lips. Then proceed to do the bass kick with your teeth in that position. It takes a lot of practice, but I’m sure you’ll get it.

• Latz Says:

  July 21st, 2007 at 2:16 am

  Much appreciated Puissance. I’m working on it, but it definitely is a technique that requires baby steps. I nearly lost my voice just fiddling with it for a bit, but the more I did it, the more I realized that it was less about the force behind it and more about proper execution and making the most of each breath.

  I’m pretty content without it, but it would be a very helpful layer to any session. Watching various beatboxers wow crowds of people ignorant to the style by putting the mic to the throat is the ultimate victory out of this technique in my opinion.

• carlos Says:

  August 21st, 2007 at 8:09 pm

  heyy man im still at the bottom n still trying to learn my snare drum wen i try doin it its like bp……ffffff n im tryin to make it bffff can u plz help me out email me

• Puissance Says:

  September 29th, 2007 at 9:58 am

  Carlos, try lightly putting your top lip on your bottom teeth and then do a bass kick. That should make a bff sound.

• Solt Says:

  October 10th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

  Hi,

  First, I should learn the basics of beatboxing, yet I hope you don’t mind my asking….
  I need some help (well, a lot of help) for performing in “If your mother…” the “pf-mother” and “(on-)pf-ly” parts… They always become “pf-father” and something like “pflee”, wich is quite annoying… =( How can I make “pF-Mother” instead of “pF-Father” and a “nice” “pF-Ly”? Thank you!

• John Says:

  October 15th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

  Hey dude i think your video is awesome but im stuck at the snare:(
  tried doing what you said to peter and Carlos but it isn´t working out:(
  I found a tutorial on youtube:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLYYhzkMswY&NR=1
  I have mastered the PF sound that is shown in that clip and i think that is why i can´t do your snare , its kind of messing me up, but with that snare i can´t hum at the same time so i need to learn yours can you help me?

• wangman Says:

  October 21st, 2007 at 10:59 am

  Hey, first off great tutorial.. before i learned to snare from you i was using the snare where you suck in from the side of your mouth with your toungue, but this one sounds so much better.

  But if having some trouble with the “mother” part of if you mother only knew:

  I cant say “m” and do the snare right after because i need to close my mouth to make the m noise so i end up saying if your brother only knew.

• Puissance Says:

  October 21st, 2007 at 8:51 pm

  Hi John, in that video, TyTe is making the classic snare sound using air from his lungs. You need to learn how to use air in your mouth. Try the “rinsing your mouth” technique and hum while you do it. And as always, it takes practice, so don’t give up. Have fun with it!

• Puissance Says:

  October 21st, 2007 at 9:00 pm

  Hi Solt, to be honest, I still do if your mother only knew sounding like “pf-ather” and “pflee” sometimes. It takes practice to really separate the words and the beats. Keep in mind that when you sing the lyrics a few times, people are conditioned to think that you are singing “if your mother only knew” exactly even if you are singing “if your pf-father…”

• Puissance Says:

  October 21st, 2007 at 9:04 pm

  Hi wangman, to perform the snare and mother at the same time, it requires that you hum “mmm” and do the snare at the same time and then sing “-other” right after. To practice this, you can hum “mmmmmm” and do the snare sound. I hope that helps.

• Lew Says:

  October 27th, 2007 at 11:35 am

  Hey I Really Need Your Help! I’m One Of The Only People In The Gruop I Hang Out With At School That Can’t Beatbox! Please Please Please Help Me!
  Cheerzz!

• Puissance Says:

  October 28th, 2007 at 7:07 pm

  Hi Lew, it’s all about practice if you want to learn how to beatbox. Try imitating beats or practice with your friends. It’s best to learn from example and start with the basics, such as the bass kick and rim shot. Good luck and have fun with it.

• Rick Says:

  December 18th, 2007 at 4:42 pm

  thanks for the tutorials – i’m amazed how the beatboxing community is just so generous. there are so many fine tutorials around.
  as for me – a 50 year old guy who likes to do interesting vocal techniques (like harmonic singing etc)

• alex turner Says:

  December 22nd, 2007 at 5:21 am

  ur a big piece of fucked up shit

• ZaZu Says:

  January 9th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

  Hey bro,

  Love the tutorial for “If you mother only knew”

  Listen I got a problem .. at the part of ONLY .. I cant do it correctly … My voice cuts when I go for the drum B

  So in a hum, i got like hmmmmm B mmmm B B mmm B .. (example )

  How can I keep humming while drumming at the same time ??

  I can do that but my Drum would be low, and my snare wouldn’t be Bfff,
  Bo while doing the O shape in ur mouth … And its not that loud …

  How can I fix my problem ?? If you can add me on msn, ill be glad to show u a vid of myself ..

  Thanks alot

  Sincerely,

  ZnZ

• Puissance Says:

  January 12th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

  Hi ZaZu,

  Thanks for watching. If you are unable to do the “only” part with the triple bass kick and snare, you can try using the double bass kick and snare method. Check this video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehjfzdawbQ

  Make sure that while you are humming, you can do the bass kick sound. Remember to use your lungs for humming and just the air in your mouth for the bass kick.

• William Says:

  January 27th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

  Great tutorial, helped tons with the kick and high hat but I’ve been trying for hours on the snare, but when I try and add the “ff” it ends up being bp……….FFFFFF, sounding very wet and soggy. I don’t understand how you make an F sound without air, and attach that on to the kick. Any suggestions?

• Puissance Says:

  January 29th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

  Hi William,

  It takes some time to learn how to do it properly, but don’t give up because you’ll get it soon. When it sounds wet and soggy, it means that there isn’t enough pressure. To increase the pressure, don’t open your lips so soon. It’ll take practice or trial and error to figure it out for each individual.

  As for the F sound, put your top teeth on your bottom lip as you open your mouth to release the air. You can practice by keeping your top teeth on your bottom lip and then do a kick. It wouldn’t sound as good though.

• ZaZu Says:

  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 am

  Hey there Puissance,

  Its me ZaZu again ^^

  I forgot to work on this technique in beatboxing .. SO I kinda lost it a bit .. Im back on it today, and this is what I got until now ..
  It seems I still have a problem During ” ONLY ” .. Please download and check the .Wav file
  Please tell me what to do .. advice is all i need

  Thanks a bunch,

  ZnZ

  – WAV FILE : http://www.box.net/shared/o9tlrdhno8

• Andrew Says:

  March 4th, 2008 at 7:57 am

  Hi Pui! My english is not enough for translate your speak in real time. Can you type all things what you says in first and second tutorial videos. Thx

• Puissance Says:

  March 15th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

  Hi ZaZu,

  I do a triple bass kick during the “on” part of “only” but you can try doing a double bass kick instead. It would be: B-on-B-pff-ly knew. I demonstrate this method in this short tutorial supplement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehjfzdawbQ .

  However, if you still want to do the triple bass kick, you will need to work on practicing it. To practice this, sing “oooooooooonnn” continuously. While holding “oooonn,” add the triple bass kick (B-B–B) to it.

  I hope this helps.

• Puissance Says:

  March 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

  Hi Andrew,

  I will try and summarize the tutorials in a few words.

  Bass Kick:
  1) Create pressure with the air in your mouth, not from your lungs by sealing your lips
  2) Push the air toward your lips with the muscles in your mouth as if you are rinsing your mouth with water
  3) Once you open your lips, the air will come out and make a sound
  4) Practice until it sounds like a bass kick on a drum

  Snare:
  1) Create pressure with the air in your mouth, not from your lungs by sealing your lips
  2) Push the air toward your lips with the muscles in your mouth as if you are rinsing your mouth with water
  3) Put your top teeth on your bottom lip as if you are about to say “F”
  4) Keep your top teeth on the bottom lips and once you unseal your lips, the air will come out and make a sound
  5) Practice until it sounds like a snare on a drum

  If your mother only knew:
  First, you will need to learn how to hum and beatbox at the same time. Then watch the video for the notation, such as B-if your m-pff-other. The most important part is practicing.

  Have fun!

• JON Says:

  March 28th, 2008 at 11:31 am

  can u do a tutorial on scratching..reali need help,,plss

• Puissance Says:

  March 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  Hi Jon, I am unable to do a tutorial on scratching because of school commitments. However, the following video might interest you. How to Scratch Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8Wy6DxPZ8

• Andrew Says:

  March 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  All the beat parts I can do:
  Snare
  Rim Shot
  Bass (sorta)
  Bass Kick
  and Hi Hat.

  Anyone got any other things I can possibly try? ]
  ——-THANKS!—–

• jag_08 Says:

  April 7th, 2008 at 5:27 am

  hi! thanx a lot! i really needed that..hope that you’ll have another tutorial doing other beats..

• JON Says:

  April 8th, 2008 at 8:50 am

  i have learnt the basics so wad can i do after this?

• Puissance Says:

  April 8th, 2008 at 11:47 pm

  Congratulations on your successes! For those who are looking to learn more, try learning other sounds, such as the hollow snare, the 808 snare, and scratching. Rhythm is also very important, so come up with some of your own rhythms, too. Once you are advanced, you can try recording layered songs.

• JON Says:

  April 9th, 2008 at 9:01 am

  wads recording layered songs?i wish to learn more but i do not know whr to start from.so wad shld i do?

• bobdude Says:

  April 16th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

  i cant hum and do like anything with it! i need help

• Puissance Says:

  April 20th, 2008 at 12:48 am

  Layering a song is basically multi-tracking. You record a bass line on one track and then you record a beat on the second. This can be done with free recording software. Check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_multitrack_recording_software

  A lot of people use Audacity. I would encourage you to try to come up with some original beats and create your own style. That’s what will make you unique from other beatboxers. Good luck!

• Puissance Says:

  April 20th, 2008 at 12:49 am

  bobdude, try practicing the bass kick without humming first. Once you are able to do the bass kick, try adding the hum. Remember, it takes plenty of practice, but I’m sure that you’ll get it.

• kaiyee Says:

  July 17th, 2008 at 4:21 am

  umm…im stuck with hmmmmm and then at the same time BBBB..
  when i try to B B B B the humming stops!!!!
  help me please…
  one more question…can girls do this??
  ’cause i a girl…

• Puissance Says:

  July 20th, 2008 at 11:45 am

  Hi kaiyee,

  Girls can definitely do this, too! It’s all about practicing and not giving up. The humming is stopping because you are trying to do the bass kicks with your lungs. Remember that doing the bass kick is like rinsing your mouth with water, but instead it’s like rinsing your mouth with air and then pushing it out.

• kaiyee Says:

  July 21st, 2008 at 3:07 am

  yay!!!!!!!

  know i can do it!!!

  do you know any website which girls do this??

• JOsh Says:

  August 2nd, 2008 at 11:24 pm

  Hey man gud work aye u helped me heaps. ive got a challenge 4 u tho. do u reckon u would b able ta watch tha beatbox video from this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mghd5CiuHKA) and teach me how ta do beatbox like he does?? if u can it would b greatly appreciated. would u b able ta post on youtube if u can?/ Cheers and keep up tha gud work!

• SeanLLon Says:

  September 7th, 2008 at 6:20 am

  Hey!
  I sincerely thank u alot for ur tutorial on if ur mother only knew and humming and beating!
  i made tutorial vids i learnt frm you.

  

  Cheers mate.Cool Website btw!!!!

• meeh. Says:

  September 9th, 2008 at 4:41 am

  Hey Hey Puissance. I’ve managed to get my bass kick and snare really well, and I’m working on putting them into a beat. Can you help me with what you did in that video? You put your high hats into a rhythm and then you beatboxed the base kick and snare while keeping your high hats rhythm. Can you break that down so that I can learn it too? It sounds awesome!

• Josh. Says:

  September 10th, 2008 at 1:00 am

  Hey hey. I pretty much mastered the base kick and the snare drum (even with humming). I just wanted to ask if you could help me with what you did in that video. You used your high hats in the video as a constant rhythm and beatboxed the snare and base kick while still keeping that rhythm with your high hats. Could you break that down so I can practice on it and try to master it too? It sounds awesome.

• cok Says:

  September 24th, 2008 at 9:11 am

  can u teach me how to beatbox the bango sound , plz >”<

• SL Says:

  March 22nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm

  I can do most of the if your mother only knew bit… apart from the pff-ly part. Do you exclude the ly… so you get pff-y or is there a way?

• Puissance Says:

  March 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

  Hi SL, you can slur the ‘l’. Just slide it in, but just pff-y should be ok, too.

• Alex Says:

  July 24th, 2009 at 8:03 am

  Who is online now?

• Alex Says:

  July 24th, 2009 at 8:06 am

  I’m new here…..I’m only twelve years old.I like beatbox very much,but I can’t learn it.please teach me!!!!!

• Peter D. Says:

  January 14th, 2010 at 3:55 am

  dude help me with the snare it sounds like a bfffff and it doesnt even sound close as yours please help me a technique or anything or a warm up that could help me

• Puissance Says:

  January 14th, 2010 at 10:43 am

  Hi Peter,

  Thanks for watching the videos. I’m guessing that you are trying to make the snare sound crisper and higher pitch. To get the higher pitch, you need to squeeze your lips and make them tighter. You can also roll your lip inward a little (very slightly) and squeeze down as if you are trying to hold a piece of paper with your lips. As you release the air, place your top teeth on your bottom lip for the “ff” sound. The crispness of your snare depends on how quickly you release the air, so by squeezing your lips, there is more pressure and it results in a crisper and higher pitch sound. I hope that helps.

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